Hook and eye.



No. 708,542. Patented Sept. 9, I902. N. .D. GARIS.

HOOK AND EYE.

(Application filed Sept. 24, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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NOAH D. GARIS, OF GARISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOK AND EYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,542, dated September 9, 1902.

Application filed September 24, 1901. Serial No. 76,367. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH D. Gimme, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ga'risville, county of Bucks, and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a certain-new and useful Improvementin Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new anduseful improvement in hooks and eyes, and relates to that class of hooks and eyes in which the eye is snapped within the hook and locked within the same and can only be released by exerting a certain amount of pressure thereon; and my invention has for its object to so construct the hook of one continuous piece of wire that it will furnish a very efficient and effective means for locking the eye within the hook, and also provide three places, two at one end and one at the other, for securing the hook to the garment.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of the hook, showing the eye in dotted lines; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hook.

The hook is formed of one continuous piece of wire, one end being bent first to form the eyelet A, and the other end of the wire is adapted to end at this eyelet A and be secured by being bentaround the wire forming the eyelet, as indicated at B. Directly in front of the eyelet the intermediate wires A are so bent as to form the elongated opening 0. After forming such an opening the two wires A are bent so as to approach one another at the point D, and after running parallel for a distance these wires are bent outward, each in a different direction, so as to form the two eyelets E. These outer wires A after forming the eyelets E, are then bent so as to come in contact with one another at the point F, and after extending parallel with one another a distance underneath the opening 0 the loop is bent upward through the opening 0, so as to form the hook G. This loop extends forward a short distance over the wires, where they run parallel with one another at the point D. Between the elongated opening 0 and the parallel portion D the intermediate wires A are bent upward, as indicated at H in Fig. 2, and this bent-up portion H extends upward to within a slight distance of the hook G. Thus it will be seen that for the eye to enter the hook it will have to spring the hook G and the bent-up portion H apart before it can so enter.

I am aware that other patents have been granted in which the hook works in conjunction with the bent-up portion to form asnap for the purpose of locking the eye in place against accidental displacement, but it will be observed in my invention that the wire forming the hook crosses itself underneath the hook, so as to pass from the outside to the inside and upward through the opening 0. This will add a great amount of strength to the hook at this point and always tend to keep the hook in the same relative position to the raised portion H.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1.. In a hook and eye, a hook consisting of a single piece of wire bent so as to form an eyelet A at one end and the eyelets E at the other end, an elongated opening formed by intermediate wires between eyelet A and eyelets E, the outer wires passing underneath the intermediate wires and upward through the elongated opening and bent forward so as to form a hook, a raised portion or hump formed in the intermediate wires underneath the hook and coming within aslight distance of the hook, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a hook and eye, a hook consisting of a single piece of wire bent so as to form the eyelet A at one end and the eyelets E at the other end, an elongated opening formed by intermediate wires between eyelet A and eyelets E, said intermediate wires bent so as to approach one another and running parallel with one another at D, then bent outward at In testimony whereof I have hereunto afthe eyelets E, these outer wires then passing fixed my signature in the presence of two sub- 10 underneath the intermediate wires and upscribing witnesses.

ward through the elongated opening and bent forward so as to form a hook, a raised portion NOAH GARIS' or hump formed in the intermediate wires Witnesses:

underneath the hook, substantially as and for B. D. ALDERFER,

the purpose specified. LEIDY D. GARIs. 

